On Apr 27, 10:52*am, RicodJour wrote:
On Apr 26, 9:40*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:





I recently replaced my entry door and now it's time to install a new
storm door.

The Question:

Does 5/4 x 4 vinyl trim have as much holding strength as wood? Can I
hang a full view storm door from it?

The Background:

Due to the gap between the jamb and the siding (3") I can't use
standard brick mold. *What was used previously was some 1" (a full 1")
x ~3" wood wrapped in aluminum. The wood and alumnum are beat up and
won't be reinstalled.

Per the manufacturer, I need to use material that is 1" thick to mount
the storm door to, so I was planning on ripping down some 5/4" x 4"
vinyl trim to fill the gap and then hang the storm door from that.

(I used vinyl trim around a window I installed, and it was quite easy
to work with, but I didn't have to hang any weight off of that trim.)

The major concern of mine is what exactly you mean by vinyl trim. *If
you're talking about something like Azek 5/4x, or similar, not any
problem, I do it frequently. *Storm doors have a lot of screws holding
the frame in place, and the stress is distributed. *The major caveat
is to drill pilot holes.

Some manufacturer's vinyl trim is a bit sketchy and is pretty easy to
break - brittle, almost. *That stuff I wouldn't want to attach a storm
door to.

You can also build up the trim profile from Azek and applied PVC
moldings.

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:You can also build up the trim profile from Azek and applied PVC
moldings"

I don't know if Azek is what I used around my window but that is
exactly what I did around my window. (I used whatever HD carries.)

I replaced a double casement that had been built into the house with a
slider and the exterior had bevels and gaps that needed to be dealt
with. I back cut some flat stock at an angle to produce a flat surface
and then "glued and screwed" some PVC molding to the face to create a
pretty good looking profile around the slider. I used exterior
adhesive caulk as the "glue".